Quinn spins gem as Fall River blanks Westport

Brian Quinn spun a no-hitter on Thursday as Fall River downed Westport 4-0 in an American Legion Baseball Zone 9 game at Chew Park's McCarrick Field.

Greg Sullivan Herald News Staff Reporter

Where does Fall River’s pitching go from here?

Brian Quinn spun a no-hitter on Thursday as Fall River downed Westport 4-0 in an American Legion Baseball Zone 9 game at Chew Park’s McCarrick Field.

Quinn’s gem came one day after teammate Nick Dumont threw a two-hitter (both infield singles) against Somerset.

Third-place Fall River Post 464 (13-4-1, 27 points) plays at second-place Taunton (14-5, 28 points) in a key game today at 5:30 p.m. This will be regular-season finale for Taunton, which defeated Somerset 8-0 Thursday night.

Fall River hosts last-place Somerset (2-16) Saturday morning.

The top two teams in the final standings get first-round byes in the league playoffs while the next four finishers engage in one-game playoffs, in a 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5 format.

South Attleboro (16-3, 32 points) has clinched first place.

Quinn let his defense do its work as he struck out just four. He issued his lone walk to start the seventh inning.

Shortstop Austin Crowninshield and second baseman Dumont made the most conspicuous defensive plays behind Quinn. Crowninshield ranged to his right and fired across the diamond on a Chad Willard grounder to start the fifth inning, and Dumont ranged well back into right-center field to make a hustling catch of Nate Maynard’s pop fly after Ian Chaney had walked to start the seventh.

Quinn’s no-hitter was not reflected in both scorebooks. Westport had Brendan Hall with an infield single to start the sixth inning. On the play, third baseman Marcus Silva charged to field the slow roller and his running throw sailed wild high over first base.

“If he gets it (the out at first base), that’s a phenomenal play,” Westport coach Jay Pacheco said.

Fall River collected 11 hits and stranded 11 baserunners.

Japheth Richards was 3-for-4 with a laser-beam, two-run triple to left-center in the sixth inning. Brendan Teixeira was 2-for-3 with a run scored, and Quinn was 2-for-3 with a bases-loaded walk in the two-run second inning.